From the 'Well of the Retching Cure' to a commuter village on the M9 motorway

New York Passenger Lists 1901-1906

In 1891 The Immigration Act became law in the United States. This meant that much more detailed information had to be supplied on passenger lists for ships coming to the United States. For genealogists, this was of course a fantastic development as a place of last residence had to be supplied by immigrants.

Below is a list of five people who came to the US through the port of New York and gave Paulstown as their last place of residence.[1]

James J Byrne Arrived 8 September 1901 Age 24 Single Ship S.S. Celtic Port of Departure Queenstown Occupation Waiter Last Residence Paulstown Previously in New York in 1896 Brother living at 746 10th Avenue

Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C.